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Money magazine seeks reporter in New York

Money, the leading personal finance brand in print and online, is looking for an experienced writer with strong, broad personal finance chops who can cover investing, retirement, and other core money topics for our website.

Outstanding reporting and writing skills, as well as knowledge of the subject matter are required. Experience in service journalism is preferred.

You will:

  • Pitch, report and write stories — quick-­‐turn articles, analysis of breaking news, and longer-­‐cycle reported service pieces — for Money.com.
  • Take complicated subjects and breaking news and translate them into compelling, engaging stories that are understandable, actionable, and interesting.
  • Find compelling angles for core service content, and ways to draw traffic without sacrificing accuracy or good writing.
  • Manage multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Develop smart new coverage ideas and find opportunities to create ambitious, interactive acts.

You have:

-­‐-­‐ At least 3 to 5 years of digital journalism experience, mostly covering personal finance.

-­‐-­‐ Broad knowledge of various personal finance topics, and great ideas. You are known for your smart pitches, on stories small and large, and thinking outside the box.

-­‐-­‐ Experience in service journalism.

-­‐-­‐ Reporting tenacity, linguistic chops, and a devotion to your readers.

Please send resume and cover letter to jobsatmoney@gmail.com

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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